One underrated prospect at each level of the Pirates’ minor leagues to watch in 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates recently released the rosters for each of their four minor league affiliates. Each of the teams has some very good prospects on their roster. Bradenton has Michael Kennedy and Shalin Polanco, Greensboro's roster houses a strong infield with Termarr Johnson, Jack Brannigan, and Mitch Jebb, Altoona is carrying a strong pitching staff with Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft, and Anthony Solometo, and Indy has the Pirates' best prospect on their team with Paul Skenes, but some other notables like Quinn Priester, Liover Peguero, and Nick Gonzales.

But each roster has its share of more unheralded names. You won't find many of these guys on top Pirates prospect lists. But even if they're not recognized by prospect lists, they definitely are names you should keep an eye on throughout the 2024 season. We are going to go team by team throughout the Pirates' system and talk about one underrated prospect on each minor league roster. With that out of the way, let's look at an underrated prospect on Bradenton's roster.

Some of these players are former draft picks. The team has selected a large number of college pitchers over the last two years. With that being said it would not be out of the realm of possibility for the team to have some of these pitchers move quickly. This is especially true if they convert some of these arms into bullpen arms.